Author(s):
Ventura, Catarina ; Cardoso, Ana ; Correia, Helena ; Guiomar, Raquel ; Melo, Aryse ; Faria, Ana Paula
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8116
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Subject(s): Avaliação Externa da Qualidade; AEQ; Programa Nacional de Avaliação Externa da Qualidade; PNAEQ; Extra-Analítica; Fase Pré-Analítica; Fase Pós-Analítica; Segurança Laboratorial; Extra-analytical; Pre-Analytical Phase; Post-Analytical Phase; Laboratory Safety; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Infecções Respiratórias; Portugal
Description
The Portuguese National External Quality Assessment Program (PNAEQ) assembles 3 schemes of extra-analytical issues since 2007 (Pre and Post-Analytical) and 2010 (Laboratory Safety). In 2020, due to the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), PNAEQ introduced a new SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection scheme with two rounds (May and November). In addition, were included questions in the 3 extra-analytical schemes concerning SARS-CoV-2 and added questions in the 2nd round of molecular detection in collaboration of the World Health Organization. The purpose was checking if laboratories implemented the biological safety recommendations at the entire examination process, including pre- and post-examination procedures. This study aims to evaluate PNAEQ participants in their ability to be aware to the laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in all extra-analytical areas.
